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Show BBBb f This Ytar's Sugar Bounty, M 8ENAT0I1 UANUERSON'syiKWS Tho subjoiucit letter from Senator BflV MandcrsontoMr.HenryT. Oxnard ex- plains tho Senator's Ies in regard to BflB tj proper means to bo adopted by BBS American sugar producers to secure the BBB bounty partly earned niul entirely BBB earned uudcr tho law, lor tho current BBBh ear. Senator Manderson says; B Washington, 1), C, Sept. 7, 1804 lfll itt. Henry T. Oxnard, Waihin,jlon, I). C. BBB vh Sir At the net session ol tho BBB present Congress every effort should be BflB nmdo by those Interested in tho pro- BB tectlon and extension of tho sugar Indus- BBB try to obtain the needed legislation. I BKflB expect to bend wry energy to the pro- BBH curingofa return to tho provisions of B&B theJIcKinleybill. Tho liest proposition BBH. ovor advanced of a commercial character BBH for (ho good of the people of this country' BBV was tliat of 1600, to place sugar upon tho BBH freo list und gho a bounty to thoso who , BftBftBJ produced sugar in tho Uuiu-d states BBBBK BBBBBBBBBV' front sugar cane, sorghum or beets Under tho fostering linptiltu of this legislation the production of enno sugar has greatly lucrcnscd, and (he production produc-tion Of sugar from beets In NcbrasVa, Utah and California received such mi impetus that if the legislation liadbein held it would not lio n great many years until from ratio and beets wo would produce nil tho sugar needed for ion-ttimptfoii ion-ttimptfoii in tills country. Tho policy of sucit legislation, and tliu honesty and juslicoot continuing tliu lxiinty (which was u practical contract between the government and tho sugar products ) will commend llsclt to the sense of right and justice of every legislator nt the next session, Tho dlfllctilly I apprchnd is that our efforts to obtain such legislation may bo presented brsotneof thosngar prodacom rushing linprovidcntly and tU-advisedly Into tho courts. I, for one, would dislike very much to bo bandicaped nt tho next sesslouof. Congress by the statement state-ment that the sugar producers prtirurcd to obtain their rights hi tho courts rather than trutt to tho National legislature. I earnestly hope that no suits will bo commenced concerning tho bounty, that will accrue during 181)1, until the effort to obtain legislative action, such as I havo suggested, shall 1m tried and fail. You oro privileged to nk such use of this lclttr as you doom best. Truly yours, Charles'!'. Manderson, V. S. 8. Louisiana Planter. |